Welcome to Kingwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Kingwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kingwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kingwood, please Contact Us.

Kingwood would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Kingwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kingwood is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Kingwood was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kingwood would have been located in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Kingwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kingwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New Jersey, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingwood.

Communities near Kingwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingwood.

• Charlotte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Huntersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Indian Trail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Monroe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Matthews
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Fort Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
• Waxhaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <6>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kingwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingwood. See our Newspapers Page for Kingwood.

Adding Kingwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kingwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kingwood post office opened in 1880.

We also found Kingwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/